I am on the planning committee for the 2014 American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Northeast Regional and helping organize the ag labor presentation from 11am to 12pm on June 6, 2014 at the University of Maryland, School of Law. Attorneys Karen Eichman from Kennett Square, PA and Arthur Read from the Friends of Farmworkers, Inc. in Philadelphia will give an …
Save the Date: AALA Northeast Regional Meeting
I am on the planning committee for the first ever American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Northeast Regional Meeting scheduled for June 6, 2014 at the University of Maryland, School of Law. I am helping put together the employment/labor law session that day but we will also have helpful sessions on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (“CAFO’s”) and environmental law, the Food …
Overview of Farm Leases
In case you missed my webinar on farm leases, you can review my outline on my JD Supra page here. It provides some helpful information that I was not able to talk about during the CLE last week with the National Agricultural Law Center (“NALC”). You may request a recording by reaching out to NALC directly. Hope it is a …
Distance Learning Option for an LL. M. in Agriculture and Food Law
Excitingly, the University of Arkansas, School of Law will be offering a distance learning option for its prestigious LL.M. Program in Agriculture and Food Law beginning this fall. I am oftentimes contacted by aspiring food and agriculture lawyers. I always recommend agriculture law programs available at the University of Arkansas. Just look at this list of food and agriculture law …
My Farm Lease Presentation
Happy Friday! I gave a presentation yesterday to the National Agricultural Law Center along with the great Tiffany Dowell. The below presentation focuses on active v. passive income, basic types of farm leases, and general farm lease provisions. Hope that it is helpful! [slideshare id=32186578&doc=nalcfarmleases-140311132029-phpapp01]
Farm and Ranch Lease Webinar
I will be presenting on farm and ranch leases on March 12, 2014 with Tiffany Dowel, an agriculture lawyer and extension specialist with Texas A & M University for the National Agricultural Law Center (“NALC”). The CLE is titled “Farm & Ranch Leases: Overview and Practical Negotiation Pointers.” The webinar is free to members of the American Agricultural Law Association. …
Succession Planning for Your Farming Business
Proud of my little cousin Austin Rincker- He made the cover of the Illinois Field and Bean last month (the flagship publication of the Illinois Soybean Association). He is noted in the article starting on page 6 titled “Successful Succession- Begin With the End in Mind.” If you follow this blog then you know how important succession planning for farms, …
Using Business Entities as a Risk Management Tool for Your Farm or Food Business
I enjoyed presenting at the NOFA-NY Annual Meeting last Sunday in Saratoga Springs, NY. My presentation on “Using Business Entities as a Risk Management Tool to Help Organic Growth for your Food & Agriculture Business” is below. [slideshare id=30215443&doc=organicgrowthforyourbusiness-useofbusinessentities-140120092329-phpapp02]
Some Great Press- Thankful for my Lake Land College Experience!
As some of you might know, I’m a proud “distinguished” alum from Lake Land College, in Mattoon, Illinois (see this as well). It has been instrumental in my path in becoming an agriculture lawyer in New York City. You can read this press release that was recently published about my win in the Best of the Barns Competition. Thank you …
Organic Growth for your Food & Agri-Business- Using Business Entities as a Risk Management Tool
I’ll be speaking this Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the Northeast Organic Farming Association (“NOFA”) of New York’s Annual Meeting in Saratoga Falls. My presentation is titled “Getting Prepared for Organic Growth: Using Business Entities as a Risk Management Tool.” My presentation will give an overview of the different choices of business entities, including sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, …
Hear Me Talk Farm Estate and Succession Planning on Heritage Greenhorns Radio
I will be on Heritage Radio Network out of Brooklyn tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 4-4:30pm ET during the Greenhorns Radio spot. My interview focuses heavily on the farm estate and succession planning (not purposefully – it’s just the way the conversation went). I’m a huge believer that families should have open and candid conversations about succession planning of …
My Food and Agriculture Law Book is now Available on Kindle!
You can now purchase the electronic copy of Field Manual: Legal Guide for New York Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs on Kindle for $9.99 (or $2.99 if you already own the hard copy of the book) here. I don’t own a Kindle but I did download the Kindle application on my iPad. After a quick purchase on Amazon.com, Kindle uploaded it …